PORTLAND, Ore. — On Friday, acclaimed conservationist Jane Goodall made a stop in Portland to speak with students about conservation and how they can get involved in their communities.
“These events are now happening all over the world, and the students come and they make their presentations from the little ones to the university students,” she said, “It’s always one of my reasons for hope because they’re so passionate, and they’re so excited about the difference they’re making.”
Students from elementary to high school gathered in the Lincoln High School auditorium to share their research and sustainability efforts, as part of Goodall’s worldwide Roots & Shoots youth-action program that began more than three decades ago…